Elderborn is a Metal Action Fantasy Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, the barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. The player becomes a merciless slayer who will uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom, and forge their own destiny. This ambitious indie game, five years in the making, combines old-school single-player feel, a classic heroic story, and modern level of skill-based challenge. All this and more creates an action-packed, lore-filled, engaging adventure that will last 8-10 hours in a single play-through. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny!
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Grave, earnest, unpretentious and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Does the pace leave no room to feel anything?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Would a little humor have helped?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is the difficulty the point?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Developer
- Hyperstrange
- Publisher
- Hyperstrange
- Released
- January 30, 2020
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unity 2019
IGDB rating 6.1/10 from 10 ratings.
Screenshots
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Pharaonic 201686% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Eastern Exorcist 202183% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword 202682% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
Rune Fencer Illyia 202681% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Thymesia 202281% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Death's Gambit 201880% alikeBoth grave, plot-driven, earnest.
Parasite Eve II 199978% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
The Last Duskreaper 202378% alikeBoth grave, plot-driven, unpretentious.
Dororo 200774% alikeFilm · Both grave, earnest, unpretentious.
Warrior 201974% alikeTelevision · Both grave, earnest, classical in form.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
